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The Way of Shadows
- Night Angel, Book 1
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
The razor-sharp first novel in the New York Times bestselling Night Angel series from master of modern fantasy Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and revenge.
The perfect killer has no friends. Only targets.
For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city's most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to courtly boudoir.For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never
take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned the hard way to judge people quickly - and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint.
But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerous politics and strange magics - and cultivate a flair for death.
For more from Brent Weeks, check out:
Night Angel
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows
The Kylar Chronicles
Night Angel Nemesis
Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella
The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel
Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White
Critic reviews
"Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away." (Robin Hobb)
"Nobody does break-neck pacing and amazingly-executed plot twists like Brent Weeks." (Brian McClellan)
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- Mr P L Tarrant
- 27-12-23
my favourite book series!
I'll admit that I 2asnt sure about the narrator but he won me over ( apart from Gwenvere's snake like voice) in the end. I honestly can't say enough good things about this trilogy. harsh topics are dealt with, amazing characters that only David Gemmell could surpass. A fine first novel by Mr Brent Weeks
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- J.Whitaker
- 21-01-24
Started with Night Angel Nemesis, now I can’t stop…
Had to see where the story started… I’ll see you at the end of the next book, enjoy!
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- Andy Barnes
- 01-09-23
A worthy successor to Light Bringer
Very engaging. Although there are the familiar fantasy tropes the story kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next, a lot of the time it surprised me.
Thoroughly enjoyed and will now buy the next in the series.
Narrator is excellent.
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- L Jackson
- 24-03-24
Slow start, but worth listening too
Slow start but worth listening too, the story develops and the plot thickens. Simon Vance is an excellent narrator as always. Looking forward to Book 2 of the series.
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- AnnaBanya
- 16-08-23
Good story, obfuscated by unclear narration
The story is gripping and engaging from the start. Like many fantasy worlds, there are different characters and situations to get to grips with quickly.
Unfortunately, the narrator makes that difficult. He has a lovely voice, and has a beautifully musical tone that would be perfect for bedtime stories. BUT his slight slurr makes catching names, places and ‘dialect’ words really hard to catch, particularly as many of them are similar. It’s not a lisp but more of a susurration or ‘shushing’ to the way he speaks, a lack of clarity that translates as poor diction / annunciation. He also speaks in a slow, hushed near-monotone. Again, this would be amazing for bedtime stories, but not great for keeping your mind engaged. I have often found myself thinking about something else with the gentle waves of his voice as background noise.
I feel terrible writing this. The book is good, the narrator has a wonderful voice, it’s just a terrible match.
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- Columbo1977
- 01-03-24
An excellent story
this story has engaging characters and a rich world, I can't wait to see where it goes in the next book. I loved this book both times I've read it.
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- Christopher Young
- 28-09-23
A really well detailed grimy story
Living at the bottom of the slums, the story of a boy learning to become a specialist assassin, a wet boy, against all the odds. Eventually involved with kings and magic.
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- The Curator
- 09-04-23
Enjoyable new series
No icons shattered here but it’s an enjoyable street-rat meets magic assassin story. It really would be good if fantasy writers could find new jobs for women though. Sex workers and princesses are such unimaginative choices and make me uncomfortable reading fantasy.
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- Ms. N. L. Layfield
- 16-05-23
Enjoyable
Having come to Week's earlier trilogy after listening to the Light Bringer books (which are awesome), I can see a lot of the concepts being worked out for his later writing. It's set in a different world but it hints of the magic system of his later work.
Enjoyed the story and well written.
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- Aaron
- 04-04-24
it has it all
a captivating fantasy story full of characters you love and hate, I was fully enthralled from the start. it has it all, twists and turns, great fighting descriptions, friendships, betrayal's, love, hate and magic. downloading the next book of the series as I write this
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